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Vaanavil Vaazhkai Movie Review
- 3/19/2015 9:32:58 PM
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Jithi, Janani Rajan, Cassandra, Dr Sowmya, Jonathan, Sai Shankar, Jose Selvaraj, Shilvi Sharon, Maya, Gaana ShivaDirection: James VasanthanGenre: Musical
Synopsis: A group of college students, led by a newcomer, tries to win the university championship. But first, they must make a song and dance about their friendship.
Movie Review: Vaanavil Vaazhkai begins with a song (it's a musical, you see) and the first frame is that of a group of girls shaking their behinds to the music. Talk about starting on a bum note! The film is the directorial debut of TV personality and music director James Vasanthan and you have to hand it to him for trying to deliver a musical in the strictest sense. But that is where the praise should stop. Because, as a film, it is a test of our patience and as uninvolving as a boring lecture.
Jack, a third-year-student who comes to Chennai from Delhi, dreams of winning the university championship. His band becomes friends with a girl from a women's college led by Preethi. A prank almost splits Jithin and Preethi but then, they get back together, determined to win the championship. But will Vinitha, a diva who is jealous of Preethi, play spoilsport and ruin their chances?
The characters are generic figures — happy-go-lucky hero, noble heroine, bitchy competitor, well-meaning friend, and so on. Still, it is possible to make an engaging musical with these tropes. You only have to look at modern Hollywood musicals like Pitch Perfect,
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